Conjugate être in the present tense in French (Le Présent)

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE

Last updated: 2023-08-14

The verb être (to be) is irregular (it doesn't conjugate the same way as most verbs ending in -re).

Learn how to conjugate ÊTRE (to be) in Le Présent (Indicatif) in French

je	suis
tu	es
il/elle/on	est
nous	sommes
vous	êtes
ils/elles	sont

Have a listen to these examples:

Je suis en retard.I am late.

Tu es jolie.You are pretty.

Il est grand.He is tall.

Elle est gentille.She is nice.

Nous sommes frères.We are brothers.

Vous êtes soeurs jumelles.You are twin sisters.

Ils sont irlandais.They are Irish (men).

Elles sont françaises.They are French (women).

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